Great White shark kills man at popular abalone dive spot in Western Australia

A great white shark File picture: Discovery Channel, Andrew Brandy Casagrande/AP

A great white shark File picture: Discovery Channel, Andrew Brandy Casagrande/AP

Published Jan 5, 2020

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Canberra - A diver has been killed in a shark attack at

Esperance in Western Australia but the authorities have not been able

to locate his body. 

The attack by a white shark took place near Cull Island's West Beach

just off Esperance coast on Sunday afternoon, according to Surf Life

Saving Western Australia. 

The area is understood to be a popular diving spot to hunt for

abalone among the locals. 

The victim was in the area on a boat and diving at the moment of the

attack, Western Australia police said.

"A woman who was on board the boat at the time of the incident has

been returned to shore, and has been taken by St John Ambulance to

the hospital to be treated for shock," the police said.

The man's body has not been found and the police, along with wildlife

officers and other divers, are conducting search patrols in the

area.

This is the second fatal shark attack in the region in less than

three years after a 17-year-old diver died near Wylie Bay in 2017.

dpa

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